Sleep, Pray, Heal
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An inspirational memoir about a young pastor who sustains a disabling brain injury, paints her prayers, and the Holy Spirit who leads her to wholeness. With stories, images, and poetry, this book shares good news in a novel way. This paperback book is printed in black and white. A downloadable copy of Sleep, Pray, Heal Color Images is available as a separate order.
When a two hundred pound glass partition fell on Donna Fado Ivery's head resulting in brain injury, disability, and chronic pain, she could no longer count on walking, speaking, or thinking. How would she care for her infant, her preschooler, her husband, and herself? How would she continue to serve as pastor? With humor and humility, this inspirational memoir speaks to Donna’s struggle through medical, social, and church prejudice with the abiding support of family and the Holy Spirit. Sleep, Pray, Heal charts the path through hardship and despair and offers a map—through scripture, theology, poetry, painting, and storytelling—to faith, healing, recovery and well-being.
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Sleep, Pray, Heal: A Path to Wholeness and Well-Being is one of the most compelling books I have read in a long time. I could so relate, empathize and image Donna Fado Ivery’s story as it unfolded. Not because I have been through anything close to what she experienced, but because she writes with such descriptive language and clarity. Her ability to share so openly shows both raw vulnerability and true strength. Her description of painting her self-portrait after the accident brought Frida Kahlo to mind. Both use their art, and in this case Ivery uses her words as well, to both work through her own pain and to show it. I was equally moved by her paintings which occupy this book, as I was by her eloquent writing. I kept it by my bed, where I read it before sleeping and picked it up first thing in the morning because I couldn’t bear to go stretches without reading it. What happened to Donna Fado Ivery could have happened to anyone. But not just anybody could have written Sleep, Pray, Heal A Path the Wholeness and Well-Being. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I learned so much reading it. It grabbed my heart and never let go. Catherine DeMonte, psychotherapist and author of Beep! Beep! Get Out of My Way!: Seven Tools for Living Your Unstoppable Life. Sleep, Pray, Heal: A Path to Wholeness and Well-Being is one of the most compelling books I have read in a long time. I could so relate, empathize and image Donna Fado Ivery’s story as it unfolded. Not because I have been through anything close to what she experienced, but because she writes with such descriptive language and clarity. Her ability to share so openly shows both raw vulnerability and true strength. Her description of painting her self-portrait after the accident brought Frida Kahlo to mind. Both use their art, and in this case Ivery uses her words as well, to both work through her own pain and to show it. I was equally moved by her paintings which occupy this book, as I was by her eloquent writing. I kept it by my bed, where I read it before sleeping and picked it up first thing in the morning because I couldn’t bear to go stretches without reading it. What happened to Donna Fado Ivery could have happened to anyone. But not just anybody could have written Sleep, Pray, Heal A Path the Wholeness and Well-Being. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I learned so much reading it. It grabbed my heart and never let go. Catherine DeMonte, psychotherapist and author of Beep! Beep! Get Out of My Way!: Seven Tools for Living Your Unstoppable Life.
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| Weight | 1.2 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 8.5 × 5.5 × .9 in |
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Donna Fado Ivery –
A great gift to all who have experienced pain-—and who hasn’t? The author’s memoir is vivid and her grasp of spiritual sources shines light through the darkness. Her creative use of art in the quest for healing is unique and impressive.
—J. Philip Wogaman, Former Pastor of President Clinton and Former Dean of Wesley Seminary, Washington DC
I must admit that as a non-religious person, Sleep, Pray, Heal is not a book I would have reached for in a bookstore. The first chapter was riveting and completely sucked me in! I am so glad that I read this joyful book. It is inspirational to anyone housed within a body.
—Kelly Whitney, Private Investigator El Cerrito, California
A “must read” for anyone experiencing chronic pain. This masterpiece is a poignant, deeply personal guidebook for clergy and care-givers who are in ministry with people on the journey of disability. It is a treasure-trove of inspiration, good advice, and it is a refreshing testimony to the power of God, who brings light and life to the depths of human suffering.
—Peggy A. Johnson, Bishop of the Philadelphia Area of The United Methodist Church and Former Pastor of Christ UMC of the Deaf in Baltimore, Maryland